…or random songs randomly picked from my playlist.

As the title stated, this is just me, sitting in front of my computer, and clicking next on my grand playlist of songs that I like, noting down songs that I like just a bit more than others.

There is not really a theme, but my rationale behind the selection and track-listing is: Imagine you are walking down the street in a new place, with music from all different cultures blaring down the streets, that is what I'm trying to achieve. It starts out fun and upbeat, and gradually winds down, and give you some time to reminisce with the last few tracks. Hopefully after listening, you would've been taken along the ride on a journey around the world~.

The songs were sourced from the most authentic source that I can find, in most cases it's purchased digitally on iTunes (or mora.jp for harder to find/region locked songs), or ripped from CDs. The files were then imported into a playlist in foobar2000, normalised with ReplayGain, and then recorded in real time through Optical using a Sony MZ-R50.

The track title is also send in real time with the help of a gmdrec.

The disc were then given a final listen on a Sansui M11, with me watching the display like a hawk in the process.

I know that I want to do something more than just a simple label pasted on a slip case. I played around with the idea of 3D printed cases, and insert a while back, and really like this CD jewel case insert on Thingiverse, so I used it for the case of the disc. I printed it on my printer using transparent PLA, with a hexagon infill pattern to make it looks less boring.

The front cover is printed on overhead projector transparencies. I don't think I'm good at designing anything, so it's best to just let the actual MiniDisc show itself through the cover. The traycard on the back is just a simple tracklist.

This is it, 20 songs, across many different genre and languages, I hope you will enjoy it :D

1. Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
2. Bomfunk MC’s - Freestyler
3. bis - Eurodisco
4. Blasterjaxx & Harris & Ford - Bassman
5. Glockenbach - Dirty Dancing (feat. Asdis)
6. Miguel Angel Munoz - Dirás Que Estoy Loco
7. WORLD ORDER - Have a Nice Day
8. Ken Matsudaira - Matsuken Samba II
9. Takeo Ischi - Bibi-Hendl
10. First of October - Left My Pants in Chicago
11. KEiiNO - Take Me Home
12. W&W, AXMO & SONJA - StarShine (I Don't Want This Night To End)
13. Anders Enger Jensen - Orion By Night
14. Oakwood Station - Space for Two
15. Laila Halme - Muistojeni Laulu
16. Jacques Dutronc - J'aime les filles
17. Ally Kerr - The Sore Feet Song
18. Ðen & JustaTee - Ði Về Nhà
19. LilyPichu - Last Cup of Coffee
20. Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

Almost complete tracklist on Spotify

Tracklist on YouTube

Notes & Fun facts:

• The Japanese version of Matsuken Samba II is on the disc, but not available on Spotify. The English version is added instead. You can find the Japanese version from the YouTube playlist
• The MZ-R55 make a “cameo” in the music video for Freestyler.
• First of October's Left My Pants in Chicago is made essentially in a day, along with a few other tracks. The behind the scene can be found here. Or if a full album stream is more up to your speed, you can find it here

There is a special “uwu edition” of my disc out there, made specifically for my good friend benjanyan~ Thanks for giving me the final push to plunge myself into the world of MD, and for offering yourself up when I failed to notice the re-signup notification :D

It's the same concept as the normal edition, but with a heavy emphasis on J-Pop and Anime music.

1. Camellia & Nanahira - I Don't Care About Christmas Though
2. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Harajuku Iyahoi
3. W&W ft. Kizuna AI - The Light
4. BABYBEARD - Piennizer
5. Ado - Usseewa
6. EIKO starring 96Neko - Be Crazy For Me
7. Gabriela Robin - Cats on Mars
8. Yasuna Oribe & Sonya (CV: Akasaki Chinatsu & Tamura Mutsumi) - Futari no Kimochi no Honto no Himitsu
9. Asaka - Just A Way You Are
10. Chihara Minori - Abunai Kurai ni Atsuku Nare
11. Leat'eq - Tokyo
12. hololive IDOL PROJECT - BLUE CLAPPER (Kanzaki Hiro Remix)
13. Hatsune Miku - DECORATOR
14. Geoxor - Nandayo
15. Masayuki Suzuki - Kaibutsu
16. Eito - Perfume
17. Sayuri Ishikawa - Tsugaru Kaikyō Fuyugeshiki
18. Amane Kanata - Chuuku no Niwa
19. Aisaka Taiga & Kawashima Ami (CV: Kugimiya Rie & Kitamura Eri) - Holy Night

Almost complete tracklist on Spotify

Tracklist on YouTube

Notes & Fun facts:

• BLUE CLAPPER (Kanzaki Hiro Remix) was not released on Spotify, I substituted it with the original version.
• Holy Night might be region-blocked for you :(
• If you enjoy Geoxor's track, they have many more of their stuff listed for free on their site.